AMBEDKARNAGAR: In mid-May 2007, when the BSP stormed to power with absolute majority in UP for the first time, Lalji Verma was heading the party's state unit. He had already won the Tanda assembly seat in Ambedkarnagar for the fourth consecutive time and was being projected as BSP's key Kurmi OBC face.
Verma, one of the trusted lieutenants of Mayawati, eventually saw his political career receiving the stellar propulsion -- he got appointed as a cabinet minister with all-important portfolios like Finance, Parliamentary Affairs and Medical Education.
